No. 64 — Poison pears
A priest, going out, told a young temple boy that there were pears he must not eat, calling them poison pears, and left. The boy could not hold himself back and ate one, and found it very delicious. Then, anxious after breaking an important tea bowl, he resolved to die and ate more of the pears, but did not die. When the priest returned and heard what had happened, he revealed that the pears were not poison at all but sugar pears, forgave the boy, and gave him sweets and rice cakes before putting him to bed.
- Land
- Shiwa District
- Type
- Strange Fates
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